1930's Deco rosewood lacquered cocktail table-mirror-like finish-have
been using lemmon oil to polish- is this ok? Noticed some superficial
scratches that appear to be in the wax or polish, not in the wood
itself--what should I be doing? Have been getting advice from
others-Johnson wax it; wash off with dish detergent 1 cap to 1 gallon
then use mineral spirits to clean off excess wax/polish- and then wax
with ball of wax in a smooth wool sock in circular movements--I'm not
sure what to do at this point-can someone help? |
Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
07 May 2006 15:01 PDT
morgan40...
Lacquered rosewood is commonly used in fine classical guitars, for
the backing. You may want to consider the use of a good guitar polish
such as Cory All-Brite Wood Polish, found here:
http://corycare.com/Merchant/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CCP&Category_Code=A3A
Let me know your thoughts, and whether this satisfies your question...
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Question by
morgan40-ga
on
08 May 2006 09:55 PDT
Answer to sublime1-ga--I was wondering about cleaning off old build
-up of lemon oil first, what would you suggest to do this--also the
site you reccommneded has all liquid polish-which I don't think work
well with this hi lacquered (mirror-like) table
liquids polishes (lemon oil) just don't absorb, was thinking maybe a
wax after I cleaned it up
Thanks morgan40-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
08 May 2006 12:47 PDT
morgan40...
Both of these responses, to a question similar to yours, on
Experts.About.com, seem to confirm that mineral spirits are
the way to go for removing lemon oil buildup, and offer further
suggestions for finishing, from tung oil to a fresh coat of
lacquer:
http://experts.about.com/q/Home-Improvement-Building-1468/Furniture-shine.htm
http://experts.about.com/q/Home-Improvement-Building-1468/Dull-finish.htm
Let me know if this helps...
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Question by
morgan40-ga
on
09 May 2006 08:13 PDT
Sublime1
Thanks for the URL's I have a question pending with the same
personthat was in the URL you referred me to- Ill let you know what
happens--Not ready to relacquer this-just want to clean it up a little
and keep the nice finish it has-thanks again-will keep you posted
morgan40
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